VPA of FL Newsletter
August 2024
Brief Message From Our Principal
As we step into a new school year, I am filled with excitement and anticipation for all that lies ahead. Whether you are returning or joining us for the first time, I extend a warm welcome to each of you. Our school is a place where every student is valued, supported, and encouraged to reach their full potential.
This year, we will continue to build on our tradition of academic excellence while fostering a nurturing environment that celebrates personalization, rigor, and kindness. Our dedicated staff has been hard at work preparing for the year, ensuring that our classrooms are places of inspiration, growth, and discovery.
Parents and guardians, your partnership is vital to our success. We encourage you to stay engaged with your childβs learning and to be active participants in our school community. Together, we an this year a truly memorable and successful one.
Students, I am so proud of each of you and excited to see what you will achieve this year. Remember that your effort, attitude, and determination are the keys to success. Your teachers, counselors, coaches, and all of us are here to support you every step of the way.
Welcome back, and hereβs to a βfinβtastic school year ahead!
Warm Regards,
Dr. Stokke Larson
Welcome Back to School!
Our Faculty and Staff are excited for a new school year with our students!
Important Dates π
08/12 First Day of School
08/20-23 i-Ready Diagnostic
09/02 Labor Day NO SCHOOL
09/11 Remembrance Day
09/27 Professional Day of Learning NO SCHOOL
iReady Diagnostic π»
iReady Reading and Mathematics Diagnostics will begin August 20, 2024. Please reference the documents below to learn more about this online program, the domains covered on the assessments, and ensure your student is present and prepared. All students will be taking the diagnostic with their teacher in class.
Careers of the Month π
Want to learn more about the field of education? Check out these different roles in education!
Principal
School principals are responsible for overseeing the operations for elementary, middle, and high schools. This includes classroom instruction, budget management, grant applications, and working with parents, teachers, and community leaders to provide the best education for students.
Early Childhood Teacher
An early childhood teacher, also known as a preschool teacher, works with young children in childcare, preschool, or kindy settings to help them learn and develop skills. They typically work with children between the ages of two and five. Early childhood teachers plan, implement, and evaluate activities, materials, and settings to meet the children's needs and interests. These needs include social, physical, intellectual, creative, cultural, emotional, and developmental.
Grades K-12 Teacher
Teachers are responsible for guiding students through activities to help them learn knowledge based on a curriculum. Teachers plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning. They may develop schemes of work, lesson plans and tests that are in accordance with established procedures.
Counselor
Counselors help people overcome challenges and make positive changes in their lives by providing support, advice, and guidance in confidential settings. They may work with individuals, families, or groups in schools, health and community services, private practices, and workplaces.
Speech Therapist
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), also known as speech therapists, work with people of all ages to treat communication, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. They assess and diagnose these disorders, then create individualized treatment plans to help clients improve their skills and function.
Curriculum Developer
Curriculum developers are professionals who create instructional systems to improve student learning strategies in elementary, middle and high schools. These instructional coordinators design guidelines for school programs so that schools understand what standards and regulations they must meet.
Did you know? π‘
School Locations
The oldest operating school is in England and has been around since 597 AD. The largest school in the world by number of students is in India, and a school in the Philippines is made from recycled pop bottles. There's also a school in Finland that's built entirely in a tree house.
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